When Nancy Folbre portrays children as “public goods”, I believe she is looking at families and children from an economic standpoint. They are seen as a public good because for a good amount of time they rely on their parents. As parents they must endure an enormous amount of costs and payments to raise their children; up until the child is eligible to become tax-paying adults who will soon make positive externalities that will assist in a positive manner. This can be seen in Chapter 2 when Wisconsin Works was changed and became the Aid to Families with Dependent Children in 1997. This acid enabled $673 for those who were beneficiaries to those in the working task force, whereas they would only give out $628 to those who did not work or could
